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The Man Who Didn't Burn
(2019)(Playing the Martyr)
(The first book in the Juge Lombard Mystery series)A novel by Ian Moore
A KILLER. A SAINT. A TOWN FULL OF WHISPERS
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When an English expat is brutally murdered, his charred corpse left on a Loire Valley hillside, the police turn to juge d��instruction Matthieu Lombard to find the perpetrator.
Instead, Lombard discovers a wealth of secrets, grudges and feuds in the idyllic town of Saint-Genèse-sur-Loire. He begins to suspect that the remaining members of the Comité des Fêtes know more about the death than they are letting on.
But rather than towards an arrest, each clue he uncovers seems to point in one, unexpected direction: Joan of Arc. Is the answer to the murder hiding in the barroom gossip of the Lion d’Or? Or in another century altogether?
The thrilling new crime series from The Times-bestselling author of Death and Croissants
‘With more twists and turns than a backwoods farm track, Moore has made a blistering start to what is near certain to be a long-running series’ Barry Turner, Daily Mail
'Like a French inspector Morse, a gallic delight reminiscent of Fred Vargas and Donna Leon' C. K. McDonnell, author of The Stranger Times
'A surprising and truly entertaining mystery… Moore has finely drawn, colourful characters… incredibly enjoyable' Paul Burke, Crime Time FM
'Charming, clever and expertly crafted… wickedly fabulous' Rachel Lynch, author of the Detective Kelly Porter thrillers
'A hotbed of grudges and feuds. Thrilling’ Marie Warren, Crime Monthly
'A bracing antidote to the many stories of beautiful, sun-soaked French towns... Juge d’instruction Matthieu Lombard is a great character, curmudgeonly but clever, dogged but sensitive, and with a brain packed with the kind of general knowledge that wins quizzes' Literary Review
Genre: Mystery
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When an English expat is brutally murdered, his charred corpse left on a Loire Valley hillside, the police turn to juge d��instruction Matthieu Lombard to find the perpetrator.
Instead, Lombard discovers a wealth of secrets, grudges and feuds in the idyllic town of Saint-Genèse-sur-Loire. He begins to suspect that the remaining members of the Comité des Fêtes know more about the death than they are letting on.
But rather than towards an arrest, each clue he uncovers seems to point in one, unexpected direction: Joan of Arc. Is the answer to the murder hiding in the barroom gossip of the Lion d’Or? Or in another century altogether?
The thrilling new crime series from The Times-bestselling author of Death and Croissants
PRAISE FOR THE MAN WHO DIDN'T BURN
‘With more twists and turns than a backwoods farm track, Moore has made a blistering start to what is near certain to be a long-running series’ Barry Turner, Daily Mail
'Like a French inspector Morse, a gallic delight reminiscent of Fred Vargas and Donna Leon' C. K. McDonnell, author of The Stranger Times
'A surprising and truly entertaining mystery… Moore has finely drawn, colourful characters… incredibly enjoyable' Paul Burke, Crime Time FM
'Charming, clever and expertly crafted… wickedly fabulous' Rachel Lynch, author of the Detective Kelly Porter thrillers
'A hotbed of grudges and feuds. Thrilling’ Marie Warren, Crime Monthly
'A bracing antidote to the many stories of beautiful, sun-soaked French towns... Juge d’instruction Matthieu Lombard is a great character, curmudgeonly but clever, dogged but sensitive, and with a brain packed with the kind of general knowledge that wins quizzes' Literary Review
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"An engrossing, slickly plotted policier that will leave you wanting more." - Tom Benjamin
"A cracking good read." - Mark Billingham
"A fast paced, engaging, insightful look behind the expat life in France. Wine, chateaux and murder - what's not to love? I highly recommend." - Cara Black
"Crime fiction at a European pace, with a fabulous Loire Valley setting... reminiscent of Michael Dibdin." - Sarah Hilary
"Charming, clever and expertly crafted with enough complexity to keep me guessing to the very end." - Rachel Lynch
"Full of twists and turns, I couldn't put this down. Great stuff." - Simon McCleave
"Like a French inspector Morse, a Gallic delight reminiscent of Fred Vargas and Donna Leon." - C K McDonnell
"An accomplished and compelling tale of French cops, the legend of Joan of Arc and a ceremoniously murdered Brit, all set in France's Luscious Loire Valley." - Martin Walker
"Twisty, engrossing... A police procedural with a Gallic twist." - Katy Watson
"A cracking good read." - Mark Billingham
"A fast paced, engaging, insightful look behind the expat life in France. Wine, chateaux and murder - what's not to love? I highly recommend." - Cara Black
"Crime fiction at a European pace, with a fabulous Loire Valley setting... reminiscent of Michael Dibdin." - Sarah Hilary
"Charming, clever and expertly crafted with enough complexity to keep me guessing to the very end." - Rachel Lynch
"Full of twists and turns, I couldn't put this down. Great stuff." - Simon McCleave
"Like a French inspector Morse, a Gallic delight reminiscent of Fred Vargas and Donna Leon." - C K McDonnell
"An accomplished and compelling tale of French cops, the legend of Joan of Arc and a ceremoniously murdered Brit, all set in France's Luscious Loire Valley." - Martin Walker
"Twisty, engrossing... A police procedural with a Gallic twist." - Katy Watson
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